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Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

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and

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EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

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Dated: June 25, 1998.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 98–17686 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared June 15, 1998 Through June

19, 1998 pursuant to the Environmental

Review Process (ERP), under Section

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act as amended. Requests for

copies of EPA comments can be directed

to the Office of Federal Activities at

(202) 564–7167. An explanation of the

ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published

in FR dated April 10, 1998 (63 FR

17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–FHW–E50291–AL Rating

EC2, uscaloosa East Bypass Project

(DPI–0080(001), Construction from I–

59/I–20 east Tuscaloosa and Newport to

US–82 near west of Newport, Funding,

NPDESs Permit, COE Section 10 and

404 Permits, Tuscaloosa County, AL.

Summary: EPA’s review found that

wetlands and especially upland

hardwood forests would be impacted by

the project. Information on resource

mitigation was lacking.

ERP No. D–FHW–G40148–AR Rating

EC2, S–71 Transportation

Improvements, from south of Bella Vista

to Pineville, Benton County, AR and

McDonald County, MI.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

impact associated with stream crossings,

floodplains and other cumulative/

secondary water quality impacts. EPA

requested that these and other issues be

fully discussed in the final EIS.

ERP No. D–FHW–G40149–NM Rating

EC2, US 84/285 Highway

Transportation Improvements from

Alamo Drive in Santa Fe to Viarrial

Street in Pojoaque, Right-of-Way

Acquisition, NPDES Permit and COE

Section 404 Permit, Santa Fe County,

NM.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concern regarding noise,

hazardous materials and other

transportation impact. EPA requested

that these and other issues be fully

discussed in the final EIS.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L82016–ID Sandpoint

Noxious Weed Control Project,

Implementation, Proposing to control

noxious weeds on 46 sites, Idaho

Panhandles National Forests, Sandpoint

Ranger District, Bonner County, ID.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–FRC–L05219–WA Sullivan

Creek Hydroelectric (FERC No. 2225)

Project, An Application for Amendment

of License, Public Utility District No. 1,

Sullivan Creek, Pend Oreille County,

WA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 98–17691 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed June 22, 1998

Through June 26, 1998 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 980246, Final EIS, AFS, VT,

Sugarbush Ski Resort Project,

Improvements and Development,

Special-Use-Permit, Green Mountain

National Forest, Rochester Range

District, Fayston and Warren,

Washington County, VT, Due: August

03, 1998, Contact: Bob Bayer (802)

362–2307.

EIS No. 980247, Draft EIS, AFS, SD,

Veteran/Boulder Area Project,

Enhancement of Vegetative Diversity,

Improve Forest Health and to Improve

Wildlife Habitats, Implementation,

Black Hills National Forest, Spearfish

and Nemo Ranger District, Lawrence

and Meade Counties, SD, Due: August

17, 1998, Contact: Patricia Seay (605)

642–4622.

EIS No. 980248, Final EIS, FHW, TX,

Grand Parkway Segment (TX–99)

Volume IV, Segment 1–2,

Improvement Project from TX–225 to

I–10 (East), Funding, COE Section 404

Permit and Right-of-Way Grant, Harris

and Chamber Counties, TX, Due:

August 03, 1998, Contact: Ms. Julie

Lane (512) 416–2612.

EIS No. 980249, Final EIS, FTA, CA,

Mission Valley East Corridor Transit

Improvement Project, between I–15 in

Mission Valley and the East County

community of La Mesa, Funding, COE

Section 404 Permit, Metropolitan

Transit Development Board (MTDB)

and Light Rail Transit (LRT), San

Diego County, CA, Due: August 03,

1998, Contact: Hymie Luden (415)

744–3115.

EIS No. 980250, Final EIS, FTA, FL,

ADOPTION—-Miami Intermodal

Center (MIC), Construction, Bounded

by FL–112 on the north, FL–836 on

the south, Miami International

Airport landside terminal NW 27th

Avenue on the east, along FL–836 that

extends West to NW 57th Avenue,

Dade County, FL , Contact: Elizabeth

Martin (404) 562–3509.

The US Department of

Transportation’s Federal Transit

Administration’s has adopted the US

Department of Transportation’s Federal

Highway Administration FEIS #980086

filed on 03–17–98. FTA was a

cooperating agency for the above final

EIS. Recirculation of the document is

not necessary under Section 1506.3(c) of

the Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations.

EIS No. 980251, Final EIS, AFS, CO,

Lakewood Raw Water Pipeline for

Continued Operation, Maintenance,

Reconstruction and/or Replacement,

Application for Easement, Roosevelt

National Forest, Boulder Ranger